[Tom in Pittsburgh]

Thanks.

 

[1straightshot]

Eurotrash is what I call them. Somebody will give you a more intelligent reply. I keep my reloading simple. Good hulls. Gun club, Win. AA CF, STS. Easily found recipes with readily found powder and wads. So I have no use for that other stuff.

 

[Gort]

Fiocchi makes or markets a hull like that with 2 stars on the base.

Those look like reloads for sure.

 

[Tom in Pittsburgh]

I figured that much, but would like to know the brand. I “inherited” 10 boxes of questionable reloads & am disassembling them to salvage the components. The hulls get cut open & thrown away in the process.

Just curious, really...

 

[Tom in Pittsburgh]

Thanks, Gort...

 

[Gort]

Fiocchi 12ga 2.75 16mm clear hull (bag/100)

Fiocchi 12ga 2-3/4 Hull, 16mm Brass, 7mm Basewad, F616 primer, clear tube

www.ballisticproducts.com

 

[skeet_man]

Looks like Fiocchi hulls, Federal primers, and a Remington Fig 8 wad. Quite the hodge-podge.

 

[Mr.M]

Tom,
Looks like your UNLOADER is gonna get a workout. Extra blade usually taped to the bottom.
Mike Mann

 

[jmac_cope]

Looking at the stars, I’m going to guess that they are a Cheddite manufactured hull. Largest hull manufacturer in the world and makes hulls for many ammo companies. All straight walled
John

 

[bankerbob]

A stupid question, can or how does one salvage the primer?

 

[rapid86]

A stupid question, can or how does one salvage the primer?

Simply place the hull in the depriming station and push it out. Slow and steady pressure is the ticket. I've done it many, many times with both shotgun and metallic primers.

 

[Bruce Em]

Jeebers! Just Choot-em

 

[flashmax]

A stupid question, can or how does one salvage the primer?

Start with your fired primer tray empty, push them out as if they were fired primers. Don’t yank the handle, you’ll be fine.

 

[timberfaller]

AS Bruce says, "just choot-em" They may be considered "euro trash" by some, but of all the ones I've reloaded and shot, can't tell any difference between them and the STS and AA hulls. They go Bang!

They look like who ever reloaded them did a nice job. Looks like they have figure 8's for wads.

 

[Gort]

AS Bruce says, "just choot-em" They may be considered "euro trash" by some, but of all the ones I've reloaded and shot, can't tell any difference between them and the STS and AA hulls. They go Bang!

They look like who ever reloaded them did a nice job. Looks like they have figure 8's for wads.

real or fake brass?

 

[mg1polo]

real or fake brass?

Brass plated steel.

 

[Tom in Pittsburgh]

Yep - just checked them. Brass plated.

 

[Leo]

I had gotten several flats of these clear plastic Fiocchi shells. They were 24 gram payload (close to 7/8ths oz.) They were a good shell, and I always got a kick out of seeing the insides.

I am nervous about shooting unknown reloads, I would open them up with a small screwdriver, but maybe use the primed hulls with my powder. Leave the hulls lay afterwords if you don't want them.

 

[mg1polo]

Thanks.

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[Tom in Pittsburgh]

I’m afraid the hulls are going to get pitched. Using the Unloader, they basically get cut in half. Too bad to waste them, but I have plenty of hulls & prying the tops open will take me a good bit longer. But I may try it just to see None of the crimps are very good, so that might work.

Have only cut open 25 of 250 so far. Good off & on project for a cold, rainy weekend here in Pittsburgh.

Thanks.